Today, we’re diving into one of C.S. Lewis’s most quietly convicting essays, “A Slip of the Tongue.” It’s not long, not dramatic, and not well known—but it hits deep.It starts with a mistake. Lewis is praying a familiar Anglican prayer when he fumbles the words. He meant to pray that he might pass through things temporal without losing the things eternal. But instead, he prayed that he might pass through things eternal without losing the things temporal.He laughs at the slip. But then he pauses. Because maybe—it wasn’t a slip at all.Maybe it said something true. About how easy it is to tiptoe around the presence of God, to protect our habits, ambitions, and comforts from what God might ask of us if we truly listened.In this conversation, we’ll unpack Lewis’s reflection on that moment. We’ll talk about why it’s so tempting to settle for spiritual minimalism, what it means to “dabble at the edge of the faith,” and why real discipleship means taking the plunge—even when it’s costly.Whether you’ve read the essay or not, I invite you to listen in, reflect, and wrestle with the same questions Lewis did. Because if we’re honest, many of us are still negotiating with God, trying to pay just enough to avoid surrender.… Let’s talk about that more.

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A Slip of the Tongue: Wrestling with Faith and Surrender